Lifestyles

Beefeaters, KOA lead chess leagues
Lifestyles
Dec 08, 2025
The Varsity Division of the Bradford Businessmen’s Chess League played rounds two and three over the holiday break and the following week. After round...
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Recognizing friends versus foes
Lifestyles
Dec 08, 2025
Dear Heloise: I read your column in the Arizona Daily Star. I, too, had no idea who was calling me — whether it was a "friend or foe" so to speak. I h...
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Keep a list of prescriptions handy
Lifestyles
Dec 06, 2025
Dear Heloise: I'm a longtime reader of your column in the Daily Breeze, in Torrance, California, and I have a hint that I'd like to pass along: I have...
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Don’t cut the first tree you see
Lifestyles, Local News
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
Dec 05, 2025
Nothing says Christmas like the annual family trip to the Christmas tree farm. Everyone wants to go, from the littlest family members to Grandma and G...
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When replacing appliances
Lifestyles
Dec 05, 2025
Dear Heloise: When you need to replace your vacuum cleaner, check to see if the extension wands from your old vacuum fit your new one as well. The bas...
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Cook frozen pizzas without hassle
Lifestyles
Dec 04, 2025
Dear Heloise: We so enjoy your column. I tried this method of cooking a frozen pizza, and it works well for me. The box directions say to put the froz...
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Argumentative, abusive brother alienates family
Lifestyles
Dec 04, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I have a brother who is very opinionated and in my face any time I don't agree with him. It doesn't matter what the subject is; he thinks h...
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Reusing cards as placemats
Lifestyles
Dec 03, 2025
Dear Heloise: I have a hint for reusing Christmas cards. When my children were young, we would take the Christmas cards that we had received, and they...
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Making the perfect cup of java
Lifestyles
Dec 02, 2025
Dear Heloise: When the coffee can is close to empty, I turn the can upside down over a large bowl and hit the bottom and sides of the can. I can rotat...
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Using socks as a dust rag
Lifestyles
Dec 01, 2025
Dear Heloise: With four boys in my home, we go through a lot of athletic socks. If one sock gets lost or develops a hole, it becomes a dust rag. But w...
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